Conductor supporting means



June 27, 1933. G EARNHARDT 1,916,100

CONDUCTOR SUPPORTING MEANS Original Filed July 25, 1928 laen iidfiai'mrdi,

INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented .lune 27, 1933 EVERETT G. EARNHARDT, OF BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA CONDUCTOR SUPPORTING- MEANS Original application filed July 23, 1928, Serial No. 294,661. Divided and this application filed October 10, 1930. Elerial No. 487,894.

This invention relates to means for supporting conductors, particularly high tension lines, from towers, the general ob ect of the invention being to so form the supporting members or hangers that they will not intertere with the passage 01": lightning along the lines, thus preventing the lightning from injuring the insulators and associated parts which connect the hangers with the towers.

This invent-ion is a division of an application tiled by me on July 23, 1928, for lightning throw-oft device, Serial No. 294,661, allow ed March 21, 1930, and which has since eventuated into Patent No. 1,778,891 granted Oct. 21, 1930.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended .ims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had tothe accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a fragmentary view of a tower, showing the invention in use.

Figure 2 is a face view of one form of the hanger or support.

Figure 3 is a section on hne 33 of Flgure 2.

Figure a is a view 01 a modified form of hanger.

Figure 5 is a view of the preferred way of supporting the line from the tower.

In this drawing, the numeral 1 indicates the main line which conducts the high ten sion current from one point to another, and the letter A indicates a portion of one of the towers which supports the line. The line is supported from each tower by two strings of insulators 2, the two strings diverging from a clip 3 which is connected to the top of the tower and a hanger 4 is connected to the lower end of each string and the line is supported by these hangers. The hanger shown in Figures 2 and3 consists of a frame of substantially ring shape, with its bottom bent upwardly into the ring, as shown at 5. The frame is composed of the two sections 6, each section having its lower part turned upwardly to form half of the part 5 and these two parts are bolted together, as shown at 7. The upper end of each section is turned upwardly and these turned-up parts are fastened. together by the bolt 8. These two turned-up parts form a lug to which the bottom of the string of insulators is connected. A fastener 9 is clamped by a pivot bolt between the two upturned parts which form the portion 5 and this fastener engages the line 1.

In the modification shown in Figure 4, the hanger is composed of an inverted U-shaped member 10, the bight of which is connected with the string of insulators and the lower ends of which are connected together by a, cross piece 11 which carries the supporting means 12 for the fastener 9 of the line.

It will be seen that in both forms of hangers, the line 1 is supported in a large opening formed by the hanger, so that there are no obstructions to the passage of lightning over the line and the arrangement of the strings of insulators forms a semi-tension device for supporting the line from the tower.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that, such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. Means for suspending a conductor from a support comprising a metallic hanger adapted to be suspended from insulating means connected with the support and formed of counterpart members having upper and lower ends secured together and defining a relatively large opening as compared with a conductor to be supported, the lower ends of said members being of reentrant curved shape and carrying a holder for embracing the conductor, the curved shape of the lower ends oi'said members positioning the conductor at substantially the center of the hanger.

shape and carrying a holder for embracing the conductor, the curved shape of the lower ends of said members positioning the conductor at substantially the center of the hanger, said holder being pivotally mounted between the lower ends of said members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EVERETT e. EARNHARDT. 

